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Differences of subcutaneous adipose tissue topography in type‐2 diabetic (NIDDM) women and healthy controls
Author(s) -
Tafeit Erwin,
Möller Reinhard,
Pieber Thomas R.,
Sudi Karl,
Reibnegger Gilbert
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
american journal of physical anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.146
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1096-8644
pISSN - 0002-9483
DOI - 10.1002/1096-8644(200011)113:3<381::aid-ajpa8>3.0.co;2-t
Subject(s) - adipose tissue , trunk , subcutaneous adipose tissue , medicine , diabetes mellitus , subcutaneous tissue , subcutaneous fat , obesity , endocrinology , body fat distribution , surgery , biology , ecology
Women suffering from type‐2 diabetes mellitus (non–insulin‐dependent diabetes mellitus [NIDDM]) have more total body fat and upper body obesity compared with healthy controls. However, the standard measurement methods have disadvantages such as radiological burden, lack of precision, or high time consumption. A new optical device, the Lipometer, enables the noninvasive, quick, and save determination of the thickness of subcutaneous adipose tissue layers at any given site of the human body. The specification of 15 evenly distributed body sites allows the precise measurement of subcutaneous body fat distribution, so‐called subcutaneous adipose tissue topography (SAT‐Top). SAT‐Tops of 20 women with clinically proven NIDDM and 122 healthy controls matched by age group were measured. In this paper, we describe the precise SAT‐Top differences of these two groups and present the multidimensional SAT‐Top information condensed in a two‐dimensional factor plot and in a response plot of an artificial neural network. NIDDM women provide significantly lower leg SAT‐Top and significantly higher upper trunk SAT‐Top development (“apple”‐type) compared with their healthy controls. Am J Phys Anthropol 113:381–388, 2000. © 2000 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.